Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-07-07
A MATERNAL DUET.
Two Fashionable Mothers Throw Som
New Light on Nursery Management.


wake up.
Louise-So he is-aren't they tOt
sweet any way? Rupert has two teeth
you know.
Helen-Oh, has he? 1 am crazy fol
Baby to show one. l thought l fell
one yesterday, but nurse says l didn't
Louise-Oh. of course not. Ruper
was six months old before he cut hi.
first tooth.
Helen-Was he? Tn sure Baby viii
do better than that; his gums fee
really hard.
Louise-Oh, Rupcrt's were hard, too
for fully two months before the tooth
appeared.
Helen-Were they? How disap
pointing!
Louise-Oh, yes; il was such an
event the day we discovered the little
white pearl sticking through! 1 had
been out, and
IIelen-Oh. do so hope shall find
Baby's tooth first
Louise-And when I came in, the
dear little fellow looked up and cOoed
SO sweetly.
Hclen-Baby is beginning to know
me. too.
Louise-That couldn't wait to lay
aside my wraps, but snatched him up,
and began, as usual, to
Helen-Baby just loves to bury his
nose in my seal-skin sacque. put it
on sometimes in the house just to let
him enjoy it.
Loulse-To feel in his mouth for the
tooth
Helen-My nurse has me rub my
fhimb!c over the gums every day
Louise-And fancy my delight to
encounter hard substance
Helen-You know the gold can not
possibly hurt him.
LOuise-Oh. no; and it relieves Ru-
pert's gums so much. dear little soul!
lie is teething SO hard, now!
Hclen-Baby seems very restless
when am giving him his bath. think
it is his teeth.
Louisc-Very likely. Rupert never
cries when l battle him. l give him a
good meal. and
Hclen-Oh, Louise-why Baby is
never bathed until half an hour after
he is fed.
Louise Gmpressively)-My dear. you
must stop that at once! NV book,
"Advice to Young Mothers" saws a
child should never be bathed while
hungry.
Helen-Oh, but You know Doctor
Mollycoddle. in his Nursery Talks"
expressly prohibits bathing child on
full stomach
Loulse-Experience Is the best teach
er. and Rupert is nine months old, and
is always fed before his bath.
Helen-Oh, could never think of
such a thing. Baby might have u corr
.vulsion!
EIOuise-I should be much more
afrsid of Rupert's going into a convul-
sion from ovcr-fatigue and restlessness
if he were bathed when hungry
Helen-Oh. don't think so. Baby
Is AS good us Il little kitten, always
Louise-So is Rupert. OIL have
got to change my nurse!
Helen-What pity! Mine is an ex-
'reltent one.
Louise-Well. Margaret is good about
a good many things; but so careless.
can not put up with her.
Helen-Elizabeth needs watching,
of course; she forgot to put back
the crib sheets half an hour before
Baby was put to bed last night
Lcuise-Why. found the tempcra-
ture of the nursery seventy-one de-
grees on Monday. l never allow it
above or below seventy degrees.
Helen-Don't you? Doctor Molly
coddle favors sixty-eight degrees.
Louise-My book recommends seven
ty degrees. Margaret is careless about
other things. too; She
Helcn-Elizabeth. on the whole.
suits me very well.
Louise-Margaret didn't take the
temperature OF Kuperts bath yester-
day. Twas SO afraid it was too warm
or too cold. and
Helen-Oh. yes. indeed. 1 am so
particular about that!
Louise-But l must 60. Rupert S
next feeding time is twelve o'clock.
and it is half-past eleven now
Helcn-Oh. but Baby has not walked
Mp.
L,ouise--I never vary a minute.
Helcn-I wanted you to see how
much darker Baby's eyes are
Louise-YOu must bring him over,
Come in the afternoon. Rupert only
goes out in the morning this weather.
and you must see him.
Helen-Oh. Baby could not be in the
air after one o clock!
Louisc-Oh. true. I forgot. Well.
come and see me soon. I think
Rupert's hair is going to curl beauti-
fully.
Helen-Baby has very little hair We,
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